Chapter 625 Plan

The Arthurs of the Dutch East Indies definitely want to take control, but the tens of millions of indigenous Arthurs in the entire Dutch East Indies do not want to take over them all.

This also means that one of the three large islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java must be given up to accommodate an indigenous population of more than 30 million.

Arthur has not thought about expelling all these indigenous people to Africa or other regions, but the question is which region can accept tens of millions of indigenous people?

Except for Australasia's own territory, I am afraid that no country would be willing to allow such a large population to immigrate to Australasia. This is also a threat to their rule.

Rather than immigrating these indigenous people to the Persian Gulf and threatening Australasian oil fields in the future by seeking independence, it is better to transfer all these indigenous people to one of the islands and control this indigenous country in disguise by supporting indigenous forces.

Even if this indigenous country breaks away from control in the future, it will not cause too much trouble to other territories in Australasia. This is what Arthur wants to achieve.

What's more, as long as they know how to balance their policies and bring into play the British tradition, it is not easy for indigenous countries to break away from the control of Australasia.

Australasia is not the Netherlands. These three islands are not far from the mainland of Australasia and are easy to control.

As long as Arthur was willing, these Dutch East Indian natives, like the Filipinos, basically could not escape the control of Australasia.

"Establish a new indigenous country?" Muhammad was a little surprised and asked quickly: "Does Australasia want to destroy all sultanates?"

"Not really, Muhammad. Compared with more than a dozen scattered indigenous sultanates, don't you think that fewer sultanates can avoid their own wars?

To be honest, Australasia will definitely control most of the land in the Dutch East Indies, but this does not mean that you have no living space at all.

Your Majesty is kind and willing to let you choose an island and build your own country.

In addition to establishing economic cooperation, your diplomatic and military Australasia will never interfere, and affairs between the indigenous people can be handled by the indigenous people. Eric shook his head quickly and explained.

"Choose an island?" A flash of color flashed in Muhammad's eyes, and he was obviously a little moved by Eric's proposal.

To be honest, even if the indigenous people had an absolute advantage before, Muhammad did not believe that they could control the entire Dutch East Indies.

Regardless of whether it is Australasia or the United Kingdom, which is relatively close to the Dutch East Indies, they will not let go of the Dutch East Indies that are just around the corner.

Even if they defeat the Dutch, all the indigenous people combined cannot be the opponents of these two countries.

And now Eric's proposal gives Muhammad hope. Although the entire Dutch East Indies cannot be unified, any one of the three islands is completely sufficient for the current indigenous development.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan all have the potential to accommodate hundreds of millions of people.

The advantage of Sumatra and Kalimantan is that they are large in size, but currently the number of indigenous people is relatively small, and they are closer to the British Straits Settlements.

The island of Java is equivalent to the indigenous base camp of the Dutch East Indies. Although the area is relatively small, the land is fertile and has a larger indigenous population.

If we choose now, the current Java Island is obviously more suitable for indigenous development. This means that only millions of indigenous people from Sumatra and Kalimantan need to be transferred to establish a large indigenous country in Java.

However, the size of Java Island limits the future development of this country, and it is difficult to say what kind of future it will develop into.

Sumatra and Kalimantan are obviously more focused on the future and have greater development potential than Java. However, the infrastructure and existing cultivated land area are far less than those of Java. It will take a long time for large-scale development to be fully realized. to explore the potential of these two islands.

If you really have to choose one of these three islands, it is obviously a difficult question to choose, at least you cannot make a decision in a short time.

However, this did not prevent Muhammad from being moved by Eric's proposal. Compared with the distrust of the Dutch, the indigenous people were not so repulsive towards Muhammad.

Of course, Muhammad also believed that he could occupy a certain say in the new indigenous country and even strive for the role of national president.

But it would be difficult to establish a sultanate. The specifics will depend on the political system of this indigenous country, but compared to continuing to stay in the Dutch East Indies, there is obviously more potential for completely surrendering to the indigenous side.

"Is Your Majesty really willing to let us choose any island for development?" Mohammed asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to transfer all the indigenous people to one island, you can choose one of the three islands in the Dutch East Indies." Eric said with a smile: "I came here with His Majesty's order. Muhammad, as long as you are willing to lead troops to resist Dutch rule, and even help the indigenous people conquer Batavia, His Majesty will support you in becoming the Minister of Defense of the indigenous countries, and it is even possible to let you take control of the indigenous countries."

Many times, we are not afraid of a person being ambitious, but we are afraid that the person is ambitious but incapable.

Arthur prefers people as capable and ambitious as Muhammad, because he can completely control the natives through him.

Although the Dutch often like to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Dutch East Indies as indigenous peoples, in fact there are hundreds of ethnic groups within these indigenous peoples, and they are not harmonious with each other.

This also means that if these indigenous people are really integrated into a country, this country is destined to not be so peaceful.

Regardless of whether Mohammed is the Minister of Defense or the ruler of the country, if he wants to ensure his rights, he must have the support of Australasia.

On the surface, Australasia only controls the economy of the indigenous country, but through the economy and Muhammad, Australasia can even control the military, political and financial powers of this indigenous country, turning this indigenous country into a cannon fodder-producing country.

"Okay, Eric, I have to admit that you have persuaded me. But I only have one brigade of troops in my hands, and it is impossible to attack Batavia alone." Muhammad nodded and said with a wry smile: " When will reinforcements arrive?"

"You can do it at any time." Eric said with a smile: "The Sultanate of Solo and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta have prepared tens of thousands of troops. With your people, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with the Dutch army."

Although the colonial army of the Dutch East Indies is said to have more than 100,000 troops, the number of troops that the Batavia government can mobilize at this moment definitely does not exceed 20,000, and may even be less.

After all, these more than 100,000 troops are distributed across three islands. Although Java Island has the main force of the colonial army, it only has more than 60,000 troops.

More than half of these 60,000 people are indigenous or mixed. The Dutch clearly do not trust these people and cannot send these troops to fight alone.

This also means that as long as the Dutch army is eliminated, it is only a matter of time before Batavia is captured.

"Batavia's defensive strength is still good. Even if I can launch a surprise attack, I am afraid that only an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people will not be enough to break through Batavia." Muhammad frowned and suggested: "If possible, I It was hoped that with a larger army, at least forty thousand men, the attack on Batavia would be successful.”

Eric nodded, did not reject Muhammad's suggestion, and agreed: "That's no problem, Muhammad. We will help these two sultanates recruit more troops as soon as possible, plus some from Sumatra." Army, I will gather 40,000 troops for you.

But I hope to launch an attack on Batavia as soon as possible. As long as Batavia is breached, the Dutch can only surrender. "

The existence of Batavia was the Dutch's hope of putting down the rebellion. As long as the Batavia Cup is broken, the Dutch's hopes will naturally dissipate.

This is why Eric wants to win over Muhammad. Although indigenous rebellions could pose a huge threat to the Dutch East Indies, it would be unrealistic to conquer Batavia in a short time if these indigenous forces alone were relied upon.

After all, the current weapons technology is too powerful. A few artillery and machine guns can defend a war.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Dutch army is not on the forefront in Europe, there is still no shortage of artillery and machine guns. Defending Batavia on the frontal battlefield is not a problem.

Unless the indigenous people can suppress the Netherlands in terms of firepower, the question is, who will give the indigenous people such powerful firepower support?

Arthur did not trust these natives, so it was naturally impossible to give them too many artillery and machine guns.

If a war breaks out with the indigenous people in the future, the weapons provided to the indigenous people may become weapons used to kill Australasian soldiers.

Under the premise that it was impossible to break through Batavia in frontal combat, it became very important to find a breakthrough from within Batavia.

Muhammad was such a man who had a certain army in Batavia and was not yet favored by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies.

In addition, Mohammed had studied in Australasia, so this choice was perfect, and he was also Arthur's best choice to control the Dutch East Indies.

After hearing that Eric would gather 40,000 troops for himself, Muhammad nodded with satisfaction and was still very confident about attacking Batavia: "When the troops are gathered, we can launch an attack on Batavia. Will look for opportunities to raid Batavia's defenders and quickly take control of Batavia and the colonial government.

But the establishment of a new Aboriginal country also requires the support of Australasia. It is impossible for me alone to unite these Aboriginal people. "

Muhammad is also very sensible and knows that Australasia's purpose in finding him is not only to support him, but also to control the indigenous people through himself.

Rather than pretending to be stupid and making Australasians give up supporting themselves, it is better to show goodwill to Australasia in advance in exchange for more support from Australasia, thus allowing Muhammad to secure his position as the ruler of the new indigenous country. .

Of course, even if he could not become a ruler, Muhammad still had the ambition to become the leader of the government, to hold the position that one person was under and over ten thousand people.

As a person with considerable abilities, who doesn’t have the ambition to gain more power?

Muhammad was not willing to be mediocre for the rest of his life, and he was even more unwilling to be so ostracized by the Dutch government. He was just a mixed-race person who was discriminated against for the rest of his life.

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